Content Tagged: "Region 6"

The American Rental Association (ARA) state chapters of Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska recently welcomed a new batch of industry professionals to their boards of directors. See who they are and what qualities they bring to their teams.

Hello, ARA Region Six members. I’m Steve Houser from U.S. Rents-It in Jefferson City, Mo., and I’ll be your ARA regional director for the next three years. I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to communicate directly with so many of you across our region of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and the Dakotas.

“Shaping the future of rental” was the theme of The ARA Show™ 2024 in New Orleans, and members from parts of the Midwest — ARA’s Region Six — showed up in force to network and learn from peers, industry experts and vendors.

When you are the sole event rental business in a metropolitan area covering five counties across three states with approximately 150,000 people, you might say you have the market cornered on the services you provide.

The American Rental Association (ARA) recently held its annual Women in Rental and Young Professional Network conferences in Clearwater Beach, Fla. See what some of the attendees who traveled from parts of the Midwest — ARA’s Region Six — had to say about the events.

In a South Dakota town steeped in history, something brand-new and progressive is about to make its mark, courtesy of Clark's Rentals.

I hope you all have had a very prosperous year. Reflecting on 2023, I know we all faced challenges with supply chains and increased costs of doing business, but we survived. Witnessing that ongoing resilience by people in our line of work is a nice way to end my three-year term as your American Rental Association (ARA) Region Six director, which concludes in February.

Doug Haas, president and CEO, Crown Rental, Burnsville, Minn., and American Rental Association (ARA) Region Six director, offers his assessment of equipment and event rental markets across parts of the Midwest heading into 2024.

Midwest Construction Rentals, Sioux City, Iowa, keeps moving forward by providing service highlighted by a familiarity with customers’ unique equipment needs.

Equipment rental pros can now pursue certifications that will earn them an identifier that is unique to their rental segment: Equipment Certified Professional (ECP).

Each month is earmarked for special awareness of one topic or another. Some — like National Ice Cream Month in July — are just for fun while others are more serious. November contains one of these that I think really matters to our businesses: National Career Development Month.

It’s October and that means there are a lot of industry happenings to take note of even as we continue to crank out equipment and event rentals at a rapid pace.

The approach to our slower season is always a good time to look at improving our businesses — especially in the area of cybersecurity due to all the risks that go along with that. Recently at our company we implemented dual authentication and email training. We luckily have not had any issues, but I wanted to make sure that we were being proactive.

Cyberthieves intruded in a routine trailer purchase by Ideal Rent-All, Mount Vernon, Wash., from Croft Trailer Supply, Kansas City, Mo.

The ARA of Iowa recently welcomed two industry professionals — Remington Lawyer of Star Equipment and Marko Ivusic of Bobcat of Ames — to its board of directors.

I’ve been involved in the rental business for long enough to have had the privilege of meeting many industry giants — people who have improved our industry by sharing their knowledge with others, or have developed tools or resources that elevate the way we do business. Do you know someone like this? You can help ARA give that individual the recognition they deserve.

Hello, ARA Region Six members. I’m Darick Hemphill from General Rental Center, Springfield, Mo., and the president of the ARA of Missouri. It’s a hectic time of year, and our phones can ring off the hook with customers looking to book rentals. While this is good, please remember that a bad phone interaction can make or break a rental. This is the time to ensure your staff is in top shape with their telephone skills.

Don't run afoul of policies put into place to protect officially-employed children on the job site.

Tom Rensch, CIC, consultant, TR Risk Solutions, St. Louis, and an ARA Insurance preferred agent, offers some theft countermeasures rental business staff — right down to counter personnel — can take to help thwart fraudsters.

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Six members, and welcome to the first of what is expected to be a regularly occurring edition of the In Your Region newsletter that is solely focused on helping you manage the risk of equipment theft in your rental operation.

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Six members. I hope it’s been a great spring rental season for you so far. I’m Dave Hehr, president of Contractor Solutions Trench Shoring in Des Moines, Iowa, and president of the ARA of Iowa, and I’m pleased to be able to share a few workforce development ideas with you.

Six members from ARA’s Region Six took part in the National Legislative Caucus in Washington, D.C., in March.

There has been no shortage of events offering education, training, networking and fun across the American Rental Association’s (ARA) Region Six this spring.

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Six members. I hope your business is off and running to a strong spring rental season. No matter how busy we get, there is one thing we absolutely must keep our eyes on: equipment theft.